Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21
HOUSE.
FOURTH DAY.

The house met at 2 O'clock. Mr.. Speaker
presiding. {.
Prayer by the chaplain, followed by roll
call, and reading of the journal Of yestsr-
day. 5l5 a, X ~ vi
u Mr.. GILBERTreported for the commit.
tee on rules the rules Of the last session
with amendments.
On motion of Mr.. Burnham the report
was laid on the table, ID. order that action
might be deferred until the report has been
printed In the journal. II !.
On motion of MIR. Fletcher, Mr.. d. +.
Loucks, president Of the Territorial Farm
ers' Alliance, was granted the privi-
'lege of the floor of the house during the
session,
Mr.. Stewart, of Fall River, introduced q
joint resolution providing that each mem
berof the house shall be entitled to six
daily papers during the session for the BEN
eft of his constituents.
Mr.. Hawk moved to amend by making
the number ten. Lost.
" The original motion then prevailed.
NEW BILLS. -o..
Mr.. Burnham introduced the following:
All act to appropriate for the support Of
fire departments of each city, town, vii
lage or other municipal corporation in
the Territory of Dakota, part of the tax
paid by fire in urance companies upon
premiums received by them in any such
town, city or village.
Be it enacted by the legislative assembly Of
Dakota: -an. .&&.
Sec. i. That section seventeen (I7) of
chapter sixty. nine (69) of the general laws
of 1885 be, and the same is amended by ad-
ding thereto the following subdivision:
s9. The amount of cash premiums re-
Territory of Dakota, having an organized
fire department therein: providing that this
subdivision shall only apply to fire insur-
ance companies" 's
SEC. g The recorder, clerk or auditor of
any city, town, village or other municipal
corporation, having an organized fire de-
partlnent, shall on or before the Slst day of
the auditor of this Territory his certificate,
stating the existence of such department,
the number of steam, hand or other en-
gines, hook and ladder trucks and hose
carts in actual use, the number of Organ-
lied companies and the system of water
supply in use in such department, together
with such other racts as the auditor may
require.
SEC. 8. The auditor shall embrace in his
statement of insurance companies
a blank form, with the names of the towns
thereon entitled to benefits under this act,
and require the companies to report at the
t,me OF making their annual statement the
OF premiums received by them
during the year ending Dee. 3lst. in each
and all of the several towns named in said
blank.
SEC. 4. The said auditor, on the first
day Of April thereafter, shall issue and
deliver to the treasurer or other financial
officer of said fire department in any such
city, town, village or other municipal cor
pOration, his warrant upon the treasurer
Of the territory for an am ,unt equal to two
per cent OF the tax paid by any fire insur-
ance companies upon the premiums by
lage or other municipal corporation.
SEC. 5 The treasurer Of the territory is
hereby authorized and directed to, and
upon the presentation to him of the SAID
of said auditor, he shall pay to the
treasurer or other financial officer of the
fire department of any such city, town, VII
lage or other municipal corporation, out Of
of such warrant, specified.
SEC. t. No city, town or village shall be
entitled to any of the benefits arising from
this act unless the fire department shall
have been in actual existence two months
prior to the filing Of the certificate required
by section two (2) of this act, and unless
such fire department shall have had for
least one steam, hand, or other fire engine,
or hook and ladder truck or hose cart.
SEC. 7. Ii the certificate required by Sec
ton two (2) of this act is not filed with the
auditor on or before the S1st day of Octo-
Der in each year the city, town or village so
failing to file such certificate, shall be
deemed to have waived and relinquished
its right for such year to the appropriation
herein provided for.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
BY Mr.. DODDS-To amend sections 20
and 81 of sub-chapter q, chapter 112 of the
session laws of 1883. Relating to road tax.
By Mr.. DODDS-Amending section of
chapter 81 of the session laws of 1885. Pro-
viding that notice of chattel mortgage sale,
where the sum exceeds $50, shall be pub
lished in newspaper printed in said cOun-
ty (if there be one) at least once week
Tor two successive weeks next preceding
said sale.
By WILLIAMS of Burleigh-For an act
to regulate the practice of pharmacy, the
licensing of persons to carry on such prac-
tice and the sale of poison in the Territory
of Dakota. This is the bill the provisions
OF Wnlcn were outlined at the recent meet
ing of the Pharmaceutical association at
Fargo.
BY Mr.. DODDS-An act affecting the
giving of mortgages upon ungrown crops.
1t provides that any m )rtgage given after
the date of the approval of this act, upon
any grain or other crops not in being, shall
be null and void; provided, that the provis-
ions of this act shall not apply to or affect
any mortgages given prior to the passage
OF this act upon crops to be grown during
the year 1887.
BY Mr.. Hawk-Amending section is of
the political code, by providing that when
ever fees collected by any county treasurer
shall exceed $4,000 in any one year, such
excess shall revert to the county treasury.
BY Mr.. DODDS-To amend section 81,
chapter 28. of the political code, and Sec
tion 4, of chapter 49, of the session laws of
1879, entitled "Revenue," changing to June
the date when real estate taxes become de-
linquent, and for other purposes.
BY Mr.. ADAMS-An act to divide the
fifth subdivision of the Sixth Judicial dis
trict into two subdivisions, and to provide
for terms of court therein.
By Mr.. FELLOWS-An act to fix the
salary of probate judge. Provides for fixed
salaries in lieu of all fees, salaries being
graded according to the population Of
counties.
BY Mr.. AIKENS-To amend chapter 7S
of general laws Of 1881, relating to change